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Day Trip with Marlin and Nancy – Part 2
~~~ Saturday, May 25 ~~~ Featuring Old Barns One of my favorite things to find on a backroad drive is old – sometimes very old – barns. I hit the jackpot on this drive with Marlin and Nancy into the deep countryside of Fulton County. If old barns could talk, I would love to sit […]
Day Trip with Marlin and Nancy – Part 1
~~~ Saturday, May 25 ~~~ We were pleased to have the day open when my sister Nancy and her husband Marlin invited us to go on a day trip with them to Fulton County. The purpose for this drive was to visit a farm that his friend Dale bought some time ago. Marlin and Dale […]
Outside Our Window and Something to Ponder
I love to look outside our windows and watch what is going on in the fields or on the road. On this day (about two weeks ago) they were preparing the fields for planting corn. When I am not watching large field equipment, I see an occasional Amish buggy going by. ~~~ Something to Ponder […]
Hens and Chicks Succulents
I enjoy watching our Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum is the real name) go through a lifecycle stage. That is when one grows tall and flowers. This happens when a hen reaches full maturity and produces a tall flower stalk called an inflorescence and happens when the mother plant is nearing the end of its life.
3rd Birthday Party for Natalie
~~~ Tuesday, May 21 6 pm ~~~ The birthday girl She had a special decoration at her chair. There was also a special butterfly balloon – from Aunt Lydia. Several beautiful peonies, from their yard, were the center of attraction on the two large tables. While waiting for Nathaniel to finish grilling hamburgers, Anthony showed […]
There Are Baby Bison in the Neighborhood
I love seeing the young brownish-red baby bison each spring. We drive by this farm many times a month. As I got out of the car and moved closer to the fence to try to get a photo without fence wires, the adults became a bit alarmed and the male on the left make some […]
Bearded Iris and Something to Ponder
Our Bearded Iris were pretty this year. ~~~ Something to Ponder ~~~
Locust Blossoms and Something to Ponder
It is difficult to get pictures of our locust blossoms because the trees in our woodlot are very old and tall. They were beautiful this year. My flower app says we have Black Locust trees. ~~~ Something to Ponder ~~~
The Case of the Duplicate Date Nut Loaf
written by Tom & Celesta Latchworth presented by The Promise Players at Lampeter Church of the Brethren, Lampeter, PA ~~~ Friday Evening, May 17 6:00 pm ~~~ We have been to a variety of The Promise Players presentations, and were looking forward to this one because it was their first dinner theatre. This performance was […]
A Lazy Day in May and Something to Ponder
Traffic by our house. ~~~ Something to Ponder ~~~
Removing Crane Mats from the Field Next to Our House
~~~ Friday, May 17 ~~~ Remember when I told you about the skids (I learned they are called crane mats) being stacked in the field next to our house, after being used for a “road” in the fields for the installation of new electric poles and lines during the late winter. May 17 was the […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Natalie
https://www.facebook.com/abby.myerszuck We love you! Great Grandpa and Great Grandma High
Red-winged Blackbird and Something to Ponder
I thought that his wing feather colors were so pretty. ~~~ Something to Ponder ~~~
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Jared
Facebook We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Lunch with Friends
~~~ Tuesday, May 14 ~~~ Oh, what a delightful time we had with Inge, Kevin and Sam during lunch. It has been many years since we last saw Kevin Scott in person. He is Executive Director of Transport For Christ for the Canadian and Overseas Ministries. We knew Kevin’s dad, Murray, almost from the time […]
One Moon – Two Different ISO Speeds – Something to Ponder
~~~ Friday, April 26 5:57 am ~~~ I love to go outside on a clear morning. This time the moon was in the waning gibbous phase. ISO Speed 1100 ISO Speed – 1250 ~~~ Something to Ponder ~~~